EMC QLogic manual

EMC Cor poratio n Corpor ate He adqu arters : Hopkinto n, MA 01748 -9103 1 -508 -4 35 -1000 www .emc.com EMC Fibre Channel with QLogic Host Bus Adapters in the Windows Environme nt P/N 300-00 1-164 REV A07 QLogic_Windows.book Page i T hursday, March 10, 2005 10:31 AM[...]

EMC Fibre Channel with Q Logic HBAs in the W indows Environment ii Copyrig ht © 200 1–2005 EMC Corpora tion. All rights rese rved. Updated March 2 005 EMC believes the informati on in this publicat ion is accurate as of its publica tion date. The informatio n is s ubject to change w ithout n otice. THE INFORMATION IN THIS PUBLICATION IS PROVIDED[...]

EMC Fib re Channel with QLogic HBAs in the Windows En v ironment iii Preface ........................ ...................... ....................... ................. ...................... ............... vii Cha pter 1 Introduction Understanding Persistent Binding in a Fabric Envir onment .... 1-2 Cha pter 2 Installing and Configuring the HBA Dr [...]

EMC Fibre Channel with Q Logic HBAs in the W indows Environment iv Contents Insta llatio n Pr ocedure fo r W indows 2000 a nd W i ndows 20 03 Hosts ............ ....................... ...................... ..... 2-16 Updating t h e HB A Driver in a W indows 2 000 or W i ndows 20 03 Host ............... ....................... ........... ........[...]

v EMC Fib re Channel with QLogic HBAs in the Windows En v ironment Conte nts Starting a Fresh Ins tallation ..................... ............................ . 3-34 Boot T ime and LUN A vailability ........ ....................... ................. 3-35 Replacing a Boot H BA ......... ....................... ................. ................. 3-3[...]

EMC Fibre Channel with Q Logic HBAs in the W indows Environment vi Contents Problem 5 .................... ............................ ....................... ........... B-3 Problem 6 .................... ............................ ....................... ........... B-3 Problem 7 .............. ....................... ................. .......[...]

EMC Fib re Channel with QLogic HBAs in the Windows En v ironment vii Preface Conv entions U sed in This Guide EMC us es the fol lowing co nventio ns f or no tes, cau tions , and warnings . A no te pr esents i nformation that is im portan t, but no t hazard -relat ed. CAUTION ! A caution contains informati o n essential to avoid data loss or damage [...]

viii EMC Fibre Channel with Q Logic HBAs in the W indows Environment Preface Typographical Conv entio ns EMC uses the followin g type st yle conventions in th is guide: Related Documenta tion ◆ EMC H ost Conn ectivi ty Guide for Windows 200 0 and Windows NT , P/N 300- 000-603 ◆ EMC Na vispher e Manager 5 .X Administ rator ’ s Gu ide , P/N 069[...]

Introduction 1-1 1 Invisible Body T ag This document describes the procedur es for in stalling an EMC-appr o ved QLogic host bus ada pter (HBA) into a W indows NT , W indows 2000, or W indows 20 03 host envir onment and configurin g the W indows host for co nnection to an EMC storage array over Fibr e Channel. Revi ew the EMC Support M atr ix for t[...]

1 1-2 EMC Fibre Channel with Q Logic HBAs in the W indows Environment Introduction Understanding Persistent Binding in a F abr ic En vironment Persistent bindin g is the mechan ism to create a continuous logica l route fr om a storage device object in the W indows host to a volume in the EMC ® stor age array acr oss the fabri c. W ithout a persist[...]

1 Unders tanding Persistent B inding in a Fabr ic Environment 1-3 Introduction PHYS ICALDRIV E0 , PHYSI CALD RIVE 1 , and PHYS ICALDRIV E2 . The number is assigned during the disk discovery part o f the W indow s boot process. During boot-up, the W indow s OS loads the driver fo r the storage HBAs. After loaded, the OS perfor ms a SCSI Inqui[...]

1 1-4 EMC Fibre Channel with Q Logic HBAs in the W indows Environment Introduction The next figu r e shows th e same hos t after the cable atta ched to HBA0 has been rem o ved and the host rebo oted. Because W ind ows was not able to do a d i scovery on HBA0, it a s signed PHYSI CALDRIV E0 to the first device it discovered. In this case, that fir[...]

Installin g and Configurin g the HBA Driver 2-1 2 Invisible Body T ag This chapter desc ribes the procedure s for installing an EMC-appr o ved QLogic host bus ada pter (HBA) into a W indows NT , W indows 2000, or W indows 20 03 host envir onment and configurin g the W indows host for co nnection to an EMC storage array over Fibr e Channel. ◆ Intr[...]

2 2-2 EMC Fibre Channel with Q Logic HBAs in the W indows Environment Installing and Conf igur ing the HBA Driver Intr oduction The procedur e described here was written specifically for the QLA22xx and QLA23xx fa m ilies of Fibre Chan n el HBAs; however , the procedur es for installing the adapter BIOS and W indows drivers are i dentical for QL A2[...]

2 Installin g an HBA 2-3 Installing and Configuring the HBA Driver Installing an HBA Follow the in structions included wi th your HBA. The HBA installs into a single slo t, and has no user-configurable jumpers o r switches. Follow these steps to connect the cable to the HBA: 1. (Optical cable only) Remove the pro t ective covers on each fiber-o pti[...]

2 2-4 EMC Fibre Channel with Q Logic HBAs in the W indows Environment Installing and Conf igur ing the HBA Driver 4. Label each cable to identify the HBA and the storage/s witch/hub port to which it connects. 5. After connecting all HBAs i n the server , power up the server . Special Installa tion Sequence for Stratus ftSer vers and EMC CLARiiON Ar[...]

2 Installin g an HBA 2-5 Installing and Configuring the HBA Driver fields to select the correct CX200 -Series direct-connect dual-host cluster-compatible files. Reconfigure the HBA Jumper For CLARiiON CX200-Series dir ect-co nnect dual-host cluster configurations w ith only QLA2 34x HBAs, you must cha nge the def ault HBA optic jum per p ositi on: [...]

2 2-6 EMC Fibre Channel with Q Logic HBAs in the W indows Environment Installing and Conf igur ing the HBA Driver If lat er you wi sh to return the jumper(s) to th e default facto ry pos ition, r epeat step 2, returning t he jum per to pi ns 2–3. Set the HBA FC-AL Loop I D While configurin g a QLA234x HB A for W indows NT or W ind ows 2000 and co[...]

2 Installin g an HBA 2-7 Installing and Configuring the HBA Driver 7. Enter a value for the loop ID and press ENTER . 8. Pres s ESC to return to the Co nfigurati on Settings menu. 9. Pres s ESC to return to the Fast!UTIL Option s menu . 10. When prompted to save changes made to the curr en t adapter , select Sa ve Change s and press ENTER . 1 1. If[...]

2 2-8 EMC Fibre Channel with Q Logic HBAs in the W indows Environment Installing and Conf igur ing the HBA Driver EMC HBA Settin gs EMC requires configuring the QLogic BIOS setti ngs with the EMC-approved NVRAM setting s file. This file contains all of the BIOS settings for the QLogic adapters th at have been tested and appro ved for connection to [...]

2 EMC HBA Settings 2-9 Installing and Configuring the HBA Driver Config uring NVRAM for Stratu s ftSer vers If you have not r eceived QLogic HBAs wi th the EMC co nfigurations pre-loa ded, you may have t o perform the following pr ocedure. If your HBAs have been pre-configur ed, pr oceed to Installing the HBA Driver on pag e 2- 14. During POST , St[...]

2 2-10 EMC Fibre Channel with Q Logic HBAs in the W indows Environment Installing and Conf igur ing the HBA Driver Ignor e any steps that pertain to mu ltiple adapters . 4. Shut down the server . 5. Before powering up the server , restore power to the PCI Chassi s: • For Stratus ftSe rver 3200 systems, tight en the Phillips-hea d screw that you l[...]

2 EMC HBA Settings 2-11 Installing and Configuring the HBA Driver Updating While Running Windo ws T o update while running W ind ows, refer to QLogic SANSurfer SANBlade Ma nager on page A-2. Stratus ftS ervers are not supported using the qLogi c SANSurfer SANBlade Manager Softwa re or Agents, a nd should only be updated using the DOS boot disket t [...]

2 2-12 EMC Fibre Channel with Q Logic HBAs in the W indows Environment Installing and Conf igur ing the HBA Driver file name, note that some BIOS versions might requir e the /N parameter (which allow s an alternate NVRAM filename to be specified) to load the NVRAM file correctly Example: FLASUTIL /L /F /N NVRAM2xx.DAT where NVRAN 2xx.DAT is th e no[...]

2 EMC HBA Settings 2-13 Installing and Configuring the HBA Driver Setting the T opology for QLA22xx/23xx and Windows While using a QLA22xx or QLA23xx HBA fo r W indows NT , W indow s 2000, or W indows 2003, the default EMC co nfigured topology is set for “loop preferred, otherwise point to point.” If you want to chang e this value, you can manu[...]

2 2-14 EMC Fibre Channel with Q Logic HBAs in the W indows Environment Installing and Conf igur ing the HBA Driver Installing the HBA Dr iver T o use EMC storage a rray dis ks with a W indows host, you need an EMC-qualified Fibre Channel HBA driver . The HB A kit includes an EMC-appr oved driver , which must b e instal l ed and co nfigured prio r t[...]

2 Installin g the HBA Dr iver 2-15 Installing and Configuring the HBA Driver Windo w s 2003 STORP o rt U pdates Currently the shipping versio n of W indows 20 03 requir es post-R TM hotfixes to resolve some known issues. For all Windows 2003 STORPort i nstal lations, you sh ould obt ain t he current M icrosoft QF E hotfix list ed in the EMC Sup por[...]

2 2-16 EMC Fibre Channel with Q Logic HBAs in the W indows Environment Installing and Conf igur ing the HBA Driver 7. S elec t QLogic QLA 2300 (or QLA2200 ) PCI Fibre Channel Adapter , and click OK to insta ll it. 8. Rebo ot the host. It should recogniz e all new host a dapte r car ds. 9. After rebooting , verify that the driver is in stalled and h[...]

2 Installin g the HBA Dr iver 2-17 Installing and Configuring the HBA Driver 10. Enter the path to the diskette conta ining the driver (for example, A: ), t hen click OK . 1 1. Select the appropriate QLogic HBA from the list of drivers that appears; then click Next . 12. Click Next in the next wind ow . 13. Click YES to continue the insta llation.[...]

2 2-18 EMC Fibre Channel with Q Logic HBAs in the W indows Environment Installing and Conf igur ing the HBA Driver Updating the HBA Dr iver in a Windows 2000 o r Windo ws 2003 Host On W indows 2000 and W indows 2 003 systems w here the Q Logic HBA has been detected automatica lly or a driver is alr eady installed, it might be necessary to update th[...]

2 Updating the HBA Driver in a Windows 2000 o r Windows 2003 Host 2-19 Installing and Configuring the HBA Driver 12. If p rompted, click Ye s to continue the ins tallat ion. 13. Click Fin ish to complete the installatio n. 14. If the system r equests that you reboot the system and you have other adapters to update, select NO ; then click Close . 15[...]

2 2-20 EMC Fibre Channel with Q Logic HBAs in the W indows Environment Installing and Conf igur ing the HBA Driver Upgrading to Windo w s 2003 from Windo ws 2000 or Windows NT 4.0 Note the followi ng if upgradin g to W indows 20 03: ◆ Upgrading from W indow s NT 4.0 — The W indo ws NT4 drivers will not be preserved while upgradin g to W indows [...]

2 Replacing an HBA 2-21 Installing and Configuring the HBA Driver Replacing an HB A Pr ocedure f or Repl acing a QLogic HBA in Str atus ftSer v er s wit hout Rebooti ng EMC CLARiiON Storage arrays Use of this procedur e requires NA VICLI installed on the host system. 1. Remove the IO slice that contains the d efective QLogic HBA. 2. Replace the def[...]

2 2-22 EMC Fibre Channel with Q Logic HBAs in the W indows Environment Installing and Conf igur ing the HBA Driver 10. Execute the following commands fr om a command window: powermt restore powermt display At this point, tw o HBA ’s shou ld be pr esent in the display and the FC HBA ’s sh ould be dup lexed in the ftSM C. It may be necessary to r[...]

2 Replacing an HBA 2-23 Installing and Configuring the HBA Driver 10. Ru n symmask refresh to update the dir ector profile tables (in cache) fr om the database. 1 1. Scan for hardwar e chang es from the W indows device man ager . 12. Execute the following commands fr om a command window: powermt restore powermt display At this point, tw o HBA ’s [...]

2 2-24 EMC Fibre Channel with Q Logic HBAs in the W indows Environment Installing and Conf igur ing the HBA Driver QLogic_Windows.book Page 24 T hursday, March 10, 2005 10:3 1 AM[...]

Conf iguring an EMC Bo ot Dev ice 3-1 3 Invisible Body T ag W indows hosts ha ve be en qual ified f or boot ing fr om EMC s tora ge array devices interfaced through Fi bre Channel as described in the EMC Suppor t Matrix . This chapter describes the pr ocess to co nfigure a storag e array device as a b oot device. ◆ Intro duction .................[...]

3 3-2 EMC Fibre Channel with Q Logic HBAs in the W indows Environment Confi guring an EMC Boot Device Intr oduction W indows h osts have be en qualif ied for booting from EMC array devices interfaced thr ough Fibre Channel as described under Boot Device S upport in the EMC Suppor t Matrix . Boot-fr om-SAN Configuration Restrictions Refer to the EMC[...]

3 Introduction 3-3 Confi gur ing an EMC Boot Devi ce ◆ Storage Ar ea Network service/upgrade procedur es , such as fir mw are up gra des or ha rdwa re repl acem ent s EMC recommends moving the W indows vi rtual memory paging file to a local disk when booting fr om the storage array . Consult your W indows manual for instru ctions on how to move t[...]

3 3-4 EMC Fibre Channel with Q Logic HBAs in the W indows Environment Confi guring an EMC Boot Device Boot Crashdump Save to Disk Behavior If you system is configured to w rite crashdumps after s ystem failures, and the host is configured to boot from the array , you will be able to successfully save the crashd ump only on the orig inal available b[...]

3 Configuring a Symmetr ix Boot Device 3-5 Confi gur ing an EMC Boot Devi ce Conf igur ing a Sy mmetrix Boot De vice This section d escribes how to in stall the W i ndows NT or W indow s 2000 o perating system onto an EMC Symmet rix ® storage system conn ected to an Inte l-based x86 cla ss server . Y ou can then boot W indo ws from the storage sy [...]

3 3-6 EMC Fibre Channel with Q Logic HBAs in the W indows Environment Confi guring an EMC Boot Device 5. From the Configuration Se ttings menu, select Host A dapter Settings and press ENTER . 6. From the Host Adapter Se ttings menu , selec t Host Adapter BIOS and press ENTER to enable it if it is not already enabl ed. Refer to EMC H BA Setting s on[...]

3 Configuring a Symmetr ix Boot Device 3-7 Confi gur ing an EMC Boot Devi ce Inst alling the Windo ws OS onto the Boot De vice Follow the appropriate steps belo w to instal l the W indows operati ng system onto the EMC b oot device. Wind ows N T Micr osoft does n ot provide a dr iver for the QLogi c contro llers on the W indows NT inst allation CD-[...]

3 3-8 EMC Fibre Channel with Q Logic HBAs in the W indows Environment Confi guring an EMC Boot Device 7. Some servers use SCSI CD -ROM dr ives. If your server has a SCSI CD-ROM, r epeat steps 5 and 6 to select the driver f or the SCSI controller . If yo ur controller is not on the lis t, obtain th e driver on diskette fro m the vendor . 8. If you w[...]

3 Configuring a Symmetr ix Boot Device 3-9 Confi gur ing an EMC Boot Devi ce If a system cont ains of mixture of detected and undetected adapters, any existing EFI drivers loaded by EFI should be unlo aded using the EFI Sh ell drivers , and unload commands. If y ou have not pr evi ously installed EFI boo t code to your QLogic H BA, skip this sectio[...]

3 3-10 EMC Fibre Channel with Q Logic HBAs in the W indows Environment Confi guring an EMC Boot Device 1. T o load the EFI driver onto the HB A, type ew an d pre ss ENTER . The driver imag e binary filename, by defau lt, is ql2312ef.bin . The EFIUTIL pr o gram will prompt for the filename, an d pressing ENTER sele cts th e defau lt. Con firm th at [...]

3 Configuring a Symmetr ix Boot Device 3-11 Confi gur ing an EMC Boot Devi ce 2. A t the shell> prompt, type drivers and press ENTER . The list of currently loaded drivers will be displa yed. The QLogi c EFI driver should appea r on a line that is simila r to that sho wn below: 5D 0000011E B X X 1 H P 2 Gb Fibre Channel Driver PciRom Seg=0000000[...]

3 3-12 EMC Fibre Channel with Q Logic HBAs in the W indows Environment Confi guring an EMC Boot Device 2. Hard Lo o p Id (hex) = 255 (Note: Only direct-connect config urations als o.) 3. Rese t Delay (dec) = 5 (def ault) 4. Enable FC T ape = Y (default) 5. Frame Si ze = 2048 (de fault) 6. Select the to pology for your conf iguration. In most cases,[...]

3 Configuring a Symmetr ix Boot Device 3-13 Confi gur ing an EMC Boot Devi ce there, you can configure your zone(s) on the fabric to allow the HBA to connect to the array properly . Procedure to Install Windows Ser v e r 2003 on a Fibre Channel Disk (Only f o r system with floppy disk drive). 1. Boot wit h W indows Serve r 200 3 Setup Medi a (See M[...]

3 3-14 EMC Fibre Channel with Q Logic HBAs in the W indows Environment Confi guring an EMC Boot Device Configuring a CLARiiON Boot De vice This section describes how to install a boo t device onto an EMC CLARiiON ® stor age system connected to an Intel-based x86 class server . Y ou can then boot W indows from the storage system. This sectio n assu[...]

3 Configuring a CLARiiON Boot Device 3-15 Confi gur ing an EMC Boot Devi ce Requirements Satisfied Start Unsatisfied Prepare Storage System Complete Requirements Need boot LUN and Storage Group Create boot LUN and Storage Group Boot LUN and Storage Group exist Create HBA Driver Diskettes Gather Data and Set Up HBA BIOS Need to update firmware and N[...]

3 3-16 EMC Fibre Channel with Q Logic HBAs in the W indows Environment Confi guring an EMC Boot Device Requiremen ts This section li sts supported con figurations , hardware and software requirements, and related documentation . To p o l o g i e s , Configurations, and Revisions Refer to the EMC S uppo rt M at rix . Hard w are and Software Requ ire[...]

3 Configuring a CLARiiON Boot Device 3-17 Confi gur ing an EMC Boot Devi ce Media Requirements Required media includes the foll owing: Refer to Downloading Q Logic Drivers an d Firmware on page 2-2. ◆ Latest EMC-appr oved Fibre Channel PCI HBA Driver Kit for Wi n d o w s ◆ Latest EMC-appr oved Fibr e Channel PCI HBA fi rmware ◆ MS-DOS bo ot d[...]

3 3-18 EMC Fibre Channel with Q Logic HBAs in the W indows Environment Confi guring an EMC Boot Device Setti ng Up the HBA BIOS After the HBA is install ed in the host and the E MC array is connected to the fabric (FC-SW) or directly connected to the HBA (FC-AL), you can c onfigu re an EMC-qua lified QLogic HBA f or boot support using Fast!UTIL , a[...]

3 Configuring a CLARiiON Boot Device 3-19 Confi gur ing an EMC Boot Devi ce 9. Pres s ESC to exit the Fast!UTIL Options menu. 10. Reboot the host. What Nex t? The next step depends on the topology: ◆ FC-AL: Pr oceed to Preparing the Serv er on page 3- 22. ◆ FC-SW : Proceed to Preparing th e Fabric on page 3-19 . Prep ar in g the Fabric Y ou can[...]

3 3-20 EMC Fibre Channel with Q Logic HBAs in the W indows Environment Confi guring an EMC Boot Device Soft Zoning These i nstructions let you config ure the soft zoni ng as this setu p requir es. They are not a complete explanation of zoning. Refer to th e documentatio n that is avail able for your switches for a co mplete guide. 1. Ensur e that t[...]

3 Configuring a CLARiiON Boot Device 3-21 Confi gur ing an EMC Boot Devi ce 3. Crea te a member alias for the boo t HBA WWPN. M ake sure it is a member alias and that you use the 21... Port Name , not the 20... Node Name . 4. Crea te a member alias for one storage system SP port that you connected earlier and to which you bound the boot LUN. Y ou c[...]

3 3-22 EMC Fibre Channel with Q Logic HBAs in the W indows Environment Confi guring an EMC Boot Device Ph ysical Connec tion of Only One SP P or t to the Fabric If the SP that owns the boot LUN has only one port connected to the switch, and no other target devices ar e on the fabric, then zoning fo r the boot configu ration is no t necessary . Y ou[...]

3 Configuring a CLARiiON Boot Device 3-23 Confi gur ing an EMC Boot Devi ce 3. T o disconnect al l SCSI hard disk dri ves, unplug the power and SCSI bus cables connected to a S CSI adapter or contr oller . For details, see the insta llation and operatio n manual for your server . 4. T o pr epare your system to boot W in dows over a Fibr e Channel c[...]

3 3-24 EMC Fibre Channel with Q Logic HBAs in the W indows Environment Confi guring an EMC Boot Device Dif ferent HBA models ma y display di fferen t banners. Be s u r e to select CTRL-Q for the HBA you wish to configure. 2. A fter Fast!UTIL loads, the display depends on whether there are multiple Q Logic HBAs installed : • If ther e is only one [...]

3 Configuring a CLARiiON Boot Device 3-25 Confi gur ing an EMC Boot Devi ce When the QLogic BIOS ban ner (shown in step 1) appears, press CTRL–Q . Dif ferent HBA models ma y display di fferen t banners. Be s u r e to select CTRL-Q for the HBA you wish to configure. 8. A fter Fast!UTIL loads, the display depends on whether there are multiple Q Log[...]

3 3-26 EMC Fibre Channel with Q Logic HBAs in the W indows Environment Confi guring an EMC Boot Device 1. Inse rt a bootable W indo ws CD-ROM in the dr ive and reboot the system. If your system has a boota ble disk already config ured from a previous installation, the software will prompt you to press any key to boot from CD-ROM. If the bo otable d[...]

3 Configuring a CLARiiON Boot Device 3-27 Confi gur ing an EMC Boot Devi ce The W indows Server Setup dialog displays di sk partition informatio n (if your system already contain s partitions ), or lets you create a new hard disk partition. The W indows 2000 boot LUN can be lar ger than 8 GB (Refer t o Micr osoft Knowl edge Bas e arti cle Q240 672.[...]

3 3-28 EMC Fibre Channel with Q Logic HBAs in the W indows Environment Confi guring an EMC Boot Device If your system pr ompts you to press any key to boot fr om CD-ROM, do not press a key; allow the system to b oot fro m the HBA adapter . After booting, the s ystem continues ins tallation, displa ys the W indows ba nner , and begins auto detection[...]

3 Configuring a CLARiiON Boot Device 3-29 Confi gur ing an EMC Boot Devi ce What Nex t? From h ere: ◆ If you need to install mu ltipath and failo ver software, r ef er to Installing Multip ath and Failover Software . ◆ If you need to start the insta llation again, refer to Starting a Fr e sh Installation . ◆ Othe rwi se, inst allatio n an d s[...]

3 3-30 EMC Fibre Channel with Q Logic HBAs in the W indows Environment Confi guring an EMC Boot Device 2. C reate an d ena ble a z one for ea ch ad diti ona l HBA and SP p ort that will be supp orted by the multipath and failover sof tware. Refer to Known Issues on pa ge 3-38 for any ad ditional in formation . Inst alling Addit ional Na visphere Ho[...]

3 Configuring a CLARiiON Boot Device 3-31 Confi gur ing an EMC Boot Devi ce Connect host <hostname> to storage group <storagegroupname > (y/n)?" Enter Y to pro ceed. 8. Perform a device r escan on your host, and verify the additional device paths ar e present. ◆ W ith brief disruption of Host Conn ectivity (simpler procedure usin[...]

3 3-32 EMC Fibre Channel with Q Logic HBAs in the W indows Environment Confi guring an EMC Boot Device • If ther e are multiple QLogic HBAs, a list of addr esses occupies by those HBAs appears. Use the arrow keys to select the desire d HBA; then pre ss ENTER . T he Fast!UTIL Options menu appea rs. 3. S elec t Configuration Se ttings from the menu[...]

3 Configuring a CLARiiON Boot Device 3-33 Confi gur ing an EMC Boot Devi ce – W ith FC-series arra y core code 8.44.x and earlier , you will use the atf_trespass command to tr espass the boot LUN. T o do this, follow the steps under T respassing th e Boot LUN Using atf_trespass on page 3 -33. Each HBA c an support multiple entries; you should con[...]

3 3-34 EMC Fibre Channel with Q Logic HBAs in the W indows Environment Confi guring an EMC Boot Device e. Fin d this Device Type line and note the LUN value. In this example, the LUN value is 0 . Th is is the Host LUN ID you will need in the next step. 3. Open a com mand window and direct the multipath and failo ver software to trespass the LUN. If[...]

3 Boot Tim e and LUN A vailabi lity 3-35 Confi gur ing an EMC Boot Devi ce befor e th e storage system is r eady to respond. If this occurs, the server will not be able to find the boot LUN or W indows operating system. T o avoid this pr oblem, either pow er up the storage system and fabric before the server , o r if the server is so equipped, s et[...]

3 3-36 EMC Fibre Channel with Q Logic HBAs in the W indows Environment Confi guring an EMC Boot Device Replacing a B oot HBA If a boot HBA fail s, you can replace it with a new one as described in this section. EMC Sy mmet ri x Fo llow the procedure under Configur ing a Symmet rix Boot De vice . EMC CL ARiiON ◆ Shut down an d power off the serve [...]

3 How a Server Responds to F a ilure in the Boot LUN Path 3-37 Confi gur ing an EMC Boot Devi ce Ho w a Ser ver Responds to Failur e in the Boot LUN P ath Failure in the path to a SAN- based boot LUN can halt W indows in a fatal error condition. D epending on th e failure, W indows ma y be able to transfer control to another path and cont inue. T a[...]

3 3-38 EMC Fibre Channel with Q Logic HBAs in the W indows Environment Confi guring an EMC Boot Device Kno w n Issues Be aware of these issues: ◆ QLogic BIOS 1.26 a nd later for Q LA23xx and BIO S 1.79 and lat er for QLA22xx HBA s allow for multipl e Boot Port Name en tries to be configured for high-availa bility booting af ter path failures. Pre[...]

Installing and Configuring the QL ogic Q LA4010 iSCSI HBA (T OE) 4-1 4 In visible Body T ag The QLA4 010/4010 C is an iSCSI H BA that provides PC I connect ivity to SCSI using th e iSCSI protocol. iSCSI enables IP-bas ed SANs, which are sim ilar to Fib r e Channel SANs. The Q LA4010/401 0C HBA imple ments TCP /IP pr otocol on t he HBA and o ff-loa [...]

4 4-2 EMC Fibre Channel with Q Logic HBAs in the W indows Environment Installing and Configuring the QLogic QLA40 10 iSCSI HBA (TOE) Installing the HBA Dr iver T o use EMC storage a rray dis ks with a W indows host, you need an EMC-qualified HBA driv er . The HBA kit includes an EMC-appr oved driver , which must be installed and configured prior to[...]

4 Windows 2003 STORP or t Updates 4-3 Installing and Configuring the QLog ic QLA4010 iSCSI HBA (TOE) 6. In the next dia log, click ReInstall Dr iver , and then, click Next . 7. S elec t Display a list of the known dri v ers for this de vice so that you can choose a specific driver , and then click Ne xt . 8. S elec t SCSI and RAID Contr ollers , an[...]

4 4-4 EMC Fibre Channel with Q Logic HBAs in the W indows Environment Installing and Configuring the QLogic QLA40 10 iSCSI HBA (TOE) Updating the HBA Dr iver in a Windows 2000 or Windo ws 2003 Host On W indows 2000 and W indows 2003 s ystems wher e the QLogic HBA is detected aut omatically or a driver already is installed, it might be necessa ry to[...]

4 Updating the HBA Driver in a Windows 2000 or Win dows 2003 Host 4-5 Installing and Configuring the QLog ic QLA4010 iSCSI HBA (TOE) 14. If the system r equests that you reboot the system and you have other adapters to update, select NO ; then click Close . 15. If the system again requests that you r eboot the system and you have other adapters to [...]

4 4-6 EMC Fibre Channel with Q Logic HBAs in the W indows Environment Installing and Configuring the QLogic QLA40 10 iSCSI HBA (TOE) Using the QLog ic iSCSI SANSurfer Applica tion to Conf igure iSCSI Devices QLogic provides a minim al version of their SANS urfer software that is used to configure settings for the QLA40 10 iSCSI HBA. For config- ura[...]

4 Using the QLogic iSC SI SANSur f e r Applic ation to Configure iSCSI Devices 4-7 Installing and Configuring the QLog ic QLA4010 iSCSI HBA (TOE) which hos t to connect to. Assuming yo u are running the software on the server with the HBA(s) installed, keep the default name of “lo cal- host” as the host n ame, and c lick Connect . On the GUI, t[...]

4 4-8 EMC Fibre Channel with Q Logic HBAs in the W indows Environment Installing and Configuring the QLogic QLA40 10 iSCSI HBA (TOE) Configuring iSNS settings fo r QLA4010 For iSNS support, th e QLA4010 must be running the correct driver (see the EMC Support Matrix for latest version.) T argets must register wit h the iSNS server . T o register , e[...]

4 Configurin g iSNS settin gs f or QLA4010 4-9 Installing and Configuring the QLog ic QLA4010 iSCSI HBA (TOE) T o update firmware on your iSCSI HBA, click th e Firmware tab on the HBA O ptions dialog. Click Select Fir mware to Down load . In the window that appea rs, type in the path to the firmware file that you wish to load to the HBA and click S[...]

4 4-10 EMC Fibre Channel with Q Logic HBAs in the W indows Environment Installing and Configuring the QLogic QLA40 10 iSCSI HBA (TOE) The firm ware w ill be loaded to the spe cified HBA. Onc e loade d, SANsurfer will reset the HBA so tha t the new firmware will take effect. Boot BIOS for the iSCS I HBA can be loaded in a sim ilar fashion. From the [...]

4 Configurin g iSNS settin gs f or QLA4010 4-11 Installing and Configuring the QLog ic QLA4010 iSCSI HBA (TOE) T o configure your iSCSI tar gets, click the T arget Sett ings tab from the SANsurfer iSCSI HBA Manager window . T o add your target, click the gree n “plus sign” on the right side of the T arget Setti ngs dialog. Y ou are pr o mpted t[...]

4 4-12 EMC Fibre Channel with Q Logic HBAs in the W indows Environment Installing and Configuring the QLogic QLA40 10 iSCSI HBA (TOE) Y ou may add as many tar gets as you need to here. If you need to enter CHAP security for any of the targets, click Config Authentica- tion at the bottom of the dialog. Y ou can set a default name an d secret for all[...]

4 Configurin g iSNS settin gs f or QLA4010 4-13 Installing and Configuring the QLog ic QLA4010 iSCSI HBA (TOE) rity password. The default password is “co nfig” but may be changed. When settings have been saved, SANsurfer will reset the HBA and if target information has been discovered pr o perly , you will see active connections under th e T ar[...]

4 4-14 EMC Fibre Channel with Q Logic HBAs in the W indows Environment Installing and Configuring the QLogic QLA40 10 iSCSI HBA (TOE) Installing and Configuring the QL A4010 iSCSI HBA to bo ot fr o m an EMC Storage Array The procedur e below describes how to insta ll and configure the boot BIOS. Inst alling Boot BIO S on the Q LA4010 iSCSI HB A fr [...]

4 Inst alling and Conf iguring the QLA4 010 iS CSI HBA to boot fr om an EMC Sto rage A rray 4-15 Installing and Configuring the QLog ic QLA4010 iSCSI HBA (TOE) 2. After Fast!UTIL loads, th e display depends on whether there ar e multiple Q Logic HBAs installed : • If there is only one QLogic HBA, the Fast!UTI L Options men u appea rs. • If ther[...]

4 4-16 EMC Fibre Channel with Q Logic HBAs in the W indows Environment Installing and Configuring the QLogic QLA40 10 iSCSI HBA (TOE) 17. P ress ESC to return t o the Configuration Settings di alog. 18. P ress ESC again, an d you will be pr ompted to save chang es. Select Save cha nges, and p ress ENTER . 19. S ele ct Configura tion Setti ngs again[...]

4 Inst alling and Conf iguring the QLA4 010 iS CSI HBA to boot fr om an EMC Sto rage A rray 4-17 Installing and Configuring the QLog ic QLA4010 iSCSI HBA (TOE) From this po int, press S to specify add itional devices. Y ou will need to select Other an d press ENTER . 3. Insert the diskette with the QLo gic driver into the diskette drive, and p ress[...]

4 4-18 EMC Fibre Channel with Q Logic HBAs in the W indows Environment Installing and Configuring the QLogic QLA40 10 iSCSI HBA (TOE) QLogic_Windows.book Page 18 T hursday, March 10, 2005 10:3 1 AM[...]

Third-Party Sof tw a re A-1 A Invisible Body T ag This appendix con tains ad ditional informa tion abou t third-party software used with W indo ws hosts. ◆ QLogic SANSurfer SANB lade Manager .......................... .............. A-2 ◆ VERIT AS V olume Manager 3.x for W indows 2000 ................... ... A-4 Third-P arty Softw are QLogic_Wi[...]

A A-2 EMC Fibre Channel with Q Logic HBAs in the W indows Environment Third-Party So ftw are QLog ic SA NSurfer SANBlade Manager Stratus ftS ervers are not supported using the qLogi c SANSurfer S ANBlade Manag er Soft ware or Agen ts. EMC has approved the u se of a specialized version of the QLogic SANS urfer SANBla de Ma nage r f or us e wit h att[...]

A QLogic SANSurfer SANBla de Man ager A-3 Thir d-Pa rt y So ftware SANSurfer V ers ion Histor y SANSurfer versions include: ◆ 2.0.21 — In itial Release The SANSurfer soft ware is not multipath-aware, and as such may misrepor t HBA tar gets that ar e configured in multipath. Th is does not affec t the use of the t ool; however , it will accur at[...]

A A-4 EMC Fibre Channel with Q Logic HBAs in the W indows Environment Third-Party So ftw are VERIT AS V olume Manager 3.x for Windows 2000 Refer to the late st EMC Support Matri x to determine which VERI T AS V olume Manager 3.x configurat ions are support ed, and what service pac ks may be requir ed. CAUTION ! Configuring lar ge numbers of device [...]

A VERITAS V olume M anag er 3.x f o r Wind ows 2000 A-5 Thir d-Pa rt y So ftware VERIT AS V olume Manager 3.1 and VERITAS DMP If using PowerPa th with VERIT AS V o lume Manager 3 .1, you also need VERIT AS V olume Mana g er Servic e Pack 1. EMC and VERIT AS now pr ovide a Dynamic Multipat hing (DMP ) Driver Update for VERIT AS DMP to in terface wit[...]

A A-6 EMC Fibre Channel with Q Logic HBAs in the W indows Environment Third-Party So ftw are QLogic_Windows.book Page 6 T hursday, March 10, 2005 10:31 AM[...]

Tr oublesh ootin g B-1 B Invisible Body T ag This appendix con tains inf ormation on troublesho oting problems. ◆ Problems a n d Solutions............... ................. ...................... .............. B-2 T rouble s hooting QLogic_Windows.book Page 1 T hursday, March 10, 2005 10:31 AM[...]

B B-2 EMC Fibre Channel with Q Logic HBAs in the W indows Environment T roubleshooting Pro blems and Solutions Problem 1 Erro r Mess age ID: 51 i n event viewer whe n attempting to install multiple host access (for clustering) to the same EMC CLARiiON array storage group. The text of the messa ge is: An Error was detected on device DeviceHarddis[...]

B Problems and Solu tions B-3 Tr oubleshooting Solution Upgrade to the latest HBA driver . This was corrected for W indows 2000 i n 8.2.2.25 and later drivers. W indows 2003 driver 8.2.2.2 0 and later already contain this correction. Problem 4 EMC Primus case emc69308 — Dir ect-connect to EMC CLARiiON CX200 re p orts incorrect q ueu e full err or[...]

B B-4 EMC Fibre Channel with Q Logic HBAs in the W indows Environment T roubleshooting Problem 7 When usin g SANSurfer 2 .0.25 to upd ate to BIOS 1.4x, you receive the message as follows: Incorrect BIOS file selected. The selected BIOS file does not match the selected HBA type. Check your file and try again. Solution SANSurfer 2.0.25 does n ot supp[...]

EMC Fib re Channel with QLogic HBAs in the Windows En v ironment i-1 A adapt er BIOS 2- 2 adapt er topol ogy 2-13 B binding , persistent 1-2, 1 -3 BIO S adapt er 2-2 file 2-11 updating 2-10 boot BIOS, con figure 3 -5 boot code, QLog ic EFI 3-8 boot devic e, config u ring CLARiiON 3-14 overview 3-2 Symmetrix 3-5 boot LUN 3-3 boot pr ocess, W indows [...]

EMC Fibre Channel with Q Logic HBAs in the W indows Environment i-2 Index H hard zoning (swit ch) 3-21 HBA driver 2-14 HBA, boot, r eplacing 3-36 HBA, ins talling 2-3 I issues wi th boot su pport 3 -38 L logical r outing 1 -2 LUN avai lability an d boot time 3-35 N NVRA M file 2-8, 2-11 settings 2-8, 2-10 P persis tent bi nding 1-2 , 1-3 physical d[...]